CVE-2024-51978

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

15.83% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 96.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2025-06-25 07:17Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-03-30 18:04Z7 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-11-04

Assigning CNA

rapid7

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-1391Use of Weak CredentialsClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

a2163af3e6b9d2e2a38d80c5affbad4d06479333919ad3f6f96c3c32901b86d9

• www.rapid7.comhttps://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/multiple-brother-devices-multiple-vulnerabilities-fixedthird-party-advisory
• assets.contentstack.iohttps://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blte4f029e766e6b253/blt6495b3c6adf2867f/685aa980a26c5e2b1026969c/vulnerability-disclosure-whitepaper.pdftechnical-description
• github.comhttps://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/20349exploit
• github.comhttps://github.com/sfewer-r7/BrotherVulnerabilitiesexploit
• github.comhttps://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-51978.yamlexploit
• support.brother.comhttps://support.brother.com/g/b/link.aspx?prod=group2&faqid=faq00100846_000vendor-advisory
• support.brother.comhttps://support.brother.com/g/b/link.aspx?prod=group2&faqid=faq00100848_000vendor-advisory
• support.brother.comhttps://support.brother.com/g/b/link.aspx?prod=lmgroup1&faqid=faqp00100620_000vendor-advisory
• www.toshibatec.comhttps://www.toshibatec.com/information/20250625_02.htmlvendor-advisory
• www.konicaminolta.comhttps://www.konicaminolta.com/global-en/security/advisory/pdf/km-2025-0001.pdfvendor-advisory
• www.securityweek.comhttps://www.securityweek.com/new-vulnerabilities-expose-millions-of-brother-printers-to-hacking/
• www.darkreading.comhttps://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/millions-brother-printers-critical-unpatchable-bug
• www.bleepingcomputer.comhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/brother-printer-bug-in-689-models-exposes-default-admin-passwords/